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PANORAMA CAPITAL NAMES MICHAEL JUNG PARTNER

MENLO PARK, Calif. – November 6, 2008 – Panorama Capital, a Silicon Valley-based technology and life sciences venture capital firm, today announced the promotion of Michael Jung to partner.  Jung was previously a principal with the firm and currently serves on the boards of directors of Axiom, World Golf Tour, Shopflick and Zilliant. He is a board observer at Federated Media. As partner, Jung will continue to focus on Internet, media and services investing.

"This promotion speaks to Mike's truly outstanding contributions both to the firm and to the companies and entrepreneurs with whom he works.  Panorama Capital has grown considerably in recent years, and Mike’s promotion underscores the depth of talent within our organization," said Chris Albinson, managing director at Panorama.  "We congratulate Mike and look forward to his continued success."

“Mike’s nuanced sense for our market space enables him to provide tremendously valuable insights into our business.  Just as importantly, he lives Panorama’s teamwork ethic with a real willingness to roll up his sleeves and leverage Panorama’s extensive network for our benefit,” said Mark Harris, CEO, Axiom.

Jung has been in the venture business for nearly six years and was part of the founding team at Panorama Capital in late 2005.  Panorama is the successor to the venture capital program of JPMorgan Partners, which Jung joined in 2003.  Prior to working in venture capital, he was vice president of corporate strategy and development at the Exigen Group, an enterprise software and services company where he managed the company's day-to-day business development activities.  He also served as vice president of strategic corporate development at Ask Jeeves, leading the company's mergers and acquisitions and strategic partnership efforts.

Early in his career, Mike advised a variety of high technology companies both as an investment banker with BancBoston Robertson Stephens and as an attorney with Gunderson Dettmer.  Mike is a founder of Alpha Club, a Silicon Valley based networking association comprised of leading influencers, executives and entrepreneurs focused in the Internet and online media sectors.  He holds a JD and an MBA from the University of Michigan and bachelor’s degree in political economy of industrial societies from the University of California, Berkeley.

About Panorama Capital
Panorama Capital is a venture capital firm based in California’s Silicon Valley that invests in passionate entrepreneurs who are building leading companies in technology and life sciences. Founded in late 2005 as the successor to the venture capital program of JPMorgan Partners, the Panorama team takes a hands-on, highly collaborative approach to investing, bringing to each portfolio company the extensive experience of a seasoned group of investors who collectively possess more than 140 years of broad experience as investors, executives, entrepreneurs, engineers and physicians. This experience gives Panorama Capital a powerful combination of technical, entrepreneurial, operational and transactional expertise to help foster the development of its portfolio companies.  For more information about Panorama Capital, visit www.panoramacapital.com.

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